General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Are not all three of your pensions, and were not all three of your salaries paid for out of taxation? None of that possible unless people pay their taxes.

Only yesterday, I was reading about current problems faced by RN, and our armed services in general. ie Courting the electorate with tax cuts, which have almost exclusively benefited the more wealthy, has been a factor in rendering careers in the services less attractive.

Being unable to get the adequate funding resulting in diminished career prospects and rewards, so now not getting the quality/ numbers required.

So now, when drastic reduction in our armed services has occurred, they are seriously talking about conscription!

Which would you rather have when trouble strikes, a well trained and motivated professional force, or the likes of what we saw, from Argentinian conscripts in The Falklands or Russian in the current conflict?

I bet Putin is pleased to see UK wants to replace its professional servicemen with conscripts.